Amazon, Flipkart and Paytm Mall were the top three brands in terms of number of ad insertions on digital medium in 2018 as per the digital AdEx data by TAM Media Research for e-commerce and online shopping category.

A growing view in the government is that e-commerce giants, like Amazon and Alibaba, have deep pockets and are willing to lose money for years till competition from smaller players is nearly wiped out.

This will bring ePayLater’s credit-based payment solution to almost all the merchants such as Daily Ninja, BigSmall, WheelStreet, EventsHigh, EduCart and Instaspaces using the Cashfree payment gateway.

Instead of charting a future that makes drivers obsolete, Amazon is so dependent on them it’s copying FedEx to build a network of independent couriers in a frantic effort to keep pace with demand that peaks in December.

Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi are wanted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation for allegedly defrauding the PNB to the tune of Rs 14,000 crore in collusion with a few of its employees.

Christie's said renowned jeweller Harry Winston was the buyer. The auction house had expected to fetch $30 million to $50 million for the nearly 19-carat, rectangular-cut stone, the largest fancy vivid pink diamond that it has ever put under the hammer.

According to the Tanishq CEO, unlike many other businesses, which make less profit from smaller cities compared to the bigger ones owing to sagging demands, jewellery is bought by every category of people across all places.

Jewellery has been one of the best performing corners of the luxury industry in 2018, according to consultancy Bain &amp; Co, which forecast that comparable sales in the 18 billion euro global market were set to progress 7 percent this year.

Richemont, the owner of Cartier jewellery as well as watch brands including Piaget and IWC, said the deal would have no material impact on its balance sheet, cash flow or results for year ending 31 March 2019

The footwear and apparel maker's campaign this week further stoked a national debate over social justice that Kaepernick and other NFL players sparked with their protests aimed at addressing police brutality against minorities, racial injustice, and reforming the criminal justice system.

Lampert's offer calls for about 500 Sears stores to remain open and would keep 50,000 of the retailer's workers employed, according to a letter from his hedge fund filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.

Apart from shutting down non-performing stores, the world’s second-largest sportswear firm has also moved key verticals, including Originals, Football and Premium Running out of India to places like Dubai, said sources.

New Delhi, Apr 8 () Sportswear brand ASICS is slowly increasing the share of its products manufactured in India to comply with foreign direct investment norms for single brand retail and open its own stores in the country.

&quot;Amidst growing volatility in consumer demand, partly attributable to an uncertain economic and geopolitical environment, we maintain confidence in our ability to realise our long term ambitions,&quot; the maker of IWC watches and Cartier jewellery said in a statement on Friday.

The world's largest clothing retailer, which also owns up market label Massimo Dutti and teen brand Bershka, said in September it expected like-for-like sales growth of 4 to 6 percent over the second half of its financial year.

Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi are wanted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation for allegedly defrauding the PNB to the tune of Rs 14,000 crore in collusion with a few of its employees.

Christie's said renowned jeweller Harry Winston was the buyer. The auction house had expected to fetch $30 million to $50 million for the nearly 19-carat, rectangular-cut stone, the largest fancy vivid pink diamond that it has ever put under the hammer.

Despite challenges in locating premium real estate in tier 2 cities for expansion, Montblanc’s sales in smaller towns have been growing through its joint venture with Indian watchmaker Titan and new ecommerce channels.

According to the Tanishq CEO, unlike many other businesses, which make less profit from smaller cities compared to the bigger ones owing to sagging demands, jewellery is bought by every category of people across all places.

Adidas said on Monday that it would stop using virgin plastic in its offices, retail outlets, warehouses and distribution centres, a move that would save an estimated 40 tonnes of plastic per year, starting from 2018.

Welspun Flooring, an integrated and independent flooring vertical of the USD 2.3 billion Welspun Group, is looking to tap the potential of the renovation segment of the Rs 35,000-crore overall Indian tiles market.

According to Thomas, consumers want to come and spend more time in the bigger stores because there is more to see, more to buy and more to experience. Hence the decision was made to open bigger store format for Adidas.

Nine West, which owns brands such as Anne Klein and Gloria Vanderbilt, said it will also receive a three-year purchase commitment from Belk Inc for an assortment of merchandise across the company's businesses.

Behind locked gates, Chinese ethnic minorities are sewing sportswear that can end up on U.S. university campuses and sports teams. This is one of a growing number of internment camps in the Xinjiang region, where by some estimates 1 million Muslims are detained.

&quot;Your company plans to add around 100 new retail stores and 50 new franchise stores in the current year across India,&quot; Chairman Uday Khanna told shareholders at the 85th Annual General Meeting here.

Teffner's statement echoes with several other foreign footwear and apparel brands that have localised manufacturing of products that can easily be made in India. For the more premium part of their portfolio that requires hi-tech manufacturing processes, these companies still rely on imports.

“India will grow as one of the top-tier markets because we know the potential here is fantastic,” Teffner said in an interview with ET here on Tuesday. Globally, Crocs sells 55 million pairs of footwear every year.

The luggage-maker has rolled out the television campaign with star cricketer Rohit Sharma for its mass luggage brand Aristocrat and is in the process to roll out another campaign for its premium brand Carlton soon.

One of the ways how Ikea plans to reduce prices of its products in India is by exporting locally-made products to its global stores to achieve economies of scale. Although the company has been sourcing from the country for 30 years for its stores worldwide, textiles constituted 70% of its exports.

Antoni said Ikea will also be setting up its centralized distribution hub on Pune’s outskirts to cater to all its India stores. While to begin with, a nearly 200,000 sft leased warehouse will open in Pune by October-November 2017.